Rocket's Raikou ex (EX Deoxys 108)

Rocket's Raikou ex (Japanese: R団のライコウ ex R Gang's Raikou ex) is a Darkness-type Basic Pokémon-ex card. It was first released as part of the EX Deoxys expansion.

Rocket's Raikou ex
R団のライコウ ex R Gang's Raikou ex

Illus. Ryo Ueda

Evolution stage

Basic Pokémon

Card name

100

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	EX Deoxys
Rarity
English card no.	108/107
Japanese expansion	PCG-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	026/PCG-P

Japanese expansion	PCG-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	035/PCG-P

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Raikou.

Card text

When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Lightning Burst
いなびかり

Whenever you attach a

Energy card from your hand to Rocket's Raikou ex, you may choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon and switch it with 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Your opponent chooses the Benched Pokémon to switch. This power can't be used if Rocket's Raikou ex is affected by a Special Condition.

	Thunderous Blow サンダーブロー	40+

Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each

Energy attached to Rocket's Raikou ex.

Release information

This card was included in the English EX Deoxys expansion as a Secret Box Topper, originating as one of the Japanese PCG-P Promotional cards. In Japan, a Non Holofoil print was awarded to participants of the regional Autumn 2004 Battle Road tournaments. This print has a gold foil "Battle Road Autumn★2004" stamp in the bottom right corner of the artwork. It was reprinted again as a Holofoil PCG-P Promotional card with a different promotional number, and was packaged with the limited edition Black and Silver Team Rocket Special Boxes released in January 2005.

Trivia

If this card were to follow the normal TCG type rules, this card would be a Pokémon card.

Origin

A Raikou was the central focus of a plot by Team Rocket members Attila and Hun in The Legend of Thunder!.

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